In this article, I’ll first give you a brief rundown of what PWN was up to during May. Then, we’ll have a look at how that ties into what we’ve been up to in June (spoiler alert: It was a huge month). First things first: You may have noticed that there’s no May monthly digest. That’s because I kept postponing it until suddenly it was the end of June. Given the breakneck speed of our development team’s work, half of the stuff that I was prepared to write for May’s digest is no longer fully up ...

In this article, I’ll first give you a brief rundown of what PWN was up to during May. Then, we’ll have a look at how that ties into what we’ve been up to in June (spoiler alert: It was a huge month). First things first: You may have noticed that there’s no May monthly digest. That’s because I kept postponing it until suddenly it was the end of June. Given the breakneck speed of our development team’s work, half of the stuff that I was prepared to write for May’s digest is no longer fully up ...

In the first segment of a two-part series on how borrowers and lenders can make use of the PWN platform, we’ll dive into borrowing strategies and top reasons why cryptonatives and active DeFi users are using PWN to borrow funds. Hey, you. Yes, you! Which of the following descriptions do you identify with?You’re an active DeFi user.You have a high DegenScore.You like to try new stuff.Finally, you hold NFTs but find yourself sitting on them (either while waiting for a game to launch or the proj...

In the first segment of a two-part series on how borrowers and lenders can make use of the PWN platform, we’ll dive into borrowing strategies and top reasons why cryptonatives and active DeFi users are using PWN to borrow funds. Hey, you. Yes, you! Which of the following descriptions do you identify with?You’re an active DeFi user.You have a high DegenScore.You like to try new stuff.Finally, you hold NFTs but find yourself sitting on them (either while waiting for a game to launch or the proj...

When’s the last time that a conversation truly blew your mind? For us, it was the recent chat that we had with Jarrad Hope, Co-Founder and CEO of Status. Status is self-described as a tool that “brings the power of Ethereum into your pocket by combining a messenger, crypto-wallet, and Web3 browser”. Not only is there so much packed into its functionality, but there’s also a deeper purpose behind why Status was founded — it’s on a mission to protect individuals’ privacy, combat mass surveillan...

When’s the last time that a conversation truly blew your mind? For us, it was the recent chat that we had with Jarrad Hope, Co-Founder and CEO of Status. Status is self-described as a tool that “brings the power of Ethereum into your pocket by combining a messenger, crypto-wallet, and Web3 browser”. Not only is there so much packed into its functionality, but there’s also a deeper purpose behind why Status was founded — it’s on a mission to protect individuals’ privacy, combat mass surveillan...

In our latest Twitter Spaces session, we joined forces with Evgeny of Re7 Capital. Join us as we look back on a great fireside chat that spanned a range of topics, from Evgeny’s experience using PWN to the best security practices in DeFi and the future of NFTs.IntroductionSteve and Evgeny first met about a year ago, when Evgeny reached out to Steve after both took part in a call together with some folks from MetaCartel. They’ve stayed in touch since then, and just recently, our team has been ...

In our latest Twitter Spaces session, we joined forces with Evgeny of Re7 Capital. Join us as we look back on a great fireside chat that spanned a range of topics, from Evgeny’s experience using PWN to the best security practices in DeFi and the future of NFTs.IntroductionSteve and Evgeny first met about a year ago, when Evgeny reached out to Steve after both took part in a call together with some folks from MetaCartel. They’ve stayed in touch since then, and just recently, our team has been ...

There’s no going back – once you start playing blockchain games, you don’t want to stop.PWN loves what Cometh does: All of us at PWN have Cometh Spaceships (in fact, it’s a company benefit!). Josef and Steve were recently lucky enough to pick the brain of Jerome de Tychey, Cometh’s Founder and Galactic Councilor, in a Twitter Spaces session. For those who aren’t already familiar with what Cometh does, Jerome started off the session by summing up what they’re about. “Cometh is a software compa...

There’s no going back – once you start playing blockchain games, you don’t want to stop.PWN loves what Cometh does: All of us at PWN have Cometh Spaceships (in fact, it’s a company benefit!). Josef and Steve were recently lucky enough to pick the brain of Jerome de Tychey, Cometh’s Founder and Galactic Councilor, in a Twitter Spaces session. For those who aren’t already familiar with what Cometh does, Jerome started off the session by summing up what they’re about. “Cometh is a software compa...

For our second installment of Cryptonatives, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Stefan George, CTO and Co-Founder of Gnosis. In a nutshell, Gnosis builds new market mechanisms for decentralized finance. It’s the creator of three interoperable product lines that allow users to create, trade, and hold digital assets. Read on as we take a deeper look at Gnosis’ current activities, Stefan’s advice for bolstering security practices in DeFi, and his hopes for the future of blockchain technolo...

For our second installment of Cryptonatives, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Stefan George, CTO and Co-Founder of Gnosis. In a nutshell, Gnosis builds new market mechanisms for decentralized finance. It’s the creator of three interoperable product lines that allow users to create, trade, and hold digital assets. Read on as we take a deeper look at Gnosis’ current activities, Stefan’s advice for bolstering security practices in DeFi, and his hopes for the future of blockchain technolo...

At last week’s ETHPrague, we caught up on what our team has been up to in a Twitter Spaces session, and we also revealed our biggest piece of product news to date! PWN was a proud sponsor of this marvelous inaugural event. We came to the event with a few goals in mind, but one that stood out among them is to simply let people know who we are and what we’re about. As Steve put it, “The more people know about us, the larger the protocol will grow.” In case you weren’t able to attend ETHPrague i...

At last week’s ETHPrague, we caught up on what our team has been up to in a Twitter Spaces session, and we also revealed our biggest piece of product news to date! PWN was a proud sponsor of this marvelous inaugural event. We came to the event with a few goals in mind, but one that stood out among them is to simply let people know who we are and what we’re about. As Steve put it, “The more people know about us, the larger the protocol will grow.” In case you weren’t able to attend ETHPrague i...

Earlier this month at ETHPrague, PWN had the pleasure of speaking with Makoto Inoue, one of the core developers at Ethereum Naming Service (ENS) which provides NFT compliant naming service to various blockchain addresses and decentralized file systems. At the conference, Makoto also led an ENS integration workshop in which he covered the basics of ENS smart contracts and various ways to make use of the rich features within ENS. In our latest segment of Cryptonatives, Makoto looks back on his ...

Earlier this month at ETHPrague, PWN had the pleasure of speaking with Makoto Inoue, one of the core developers at Ethereum Naming Service (ENS) which provides NFT compliant naming service to various blockchain addresses and decentralized file systems. At the conference, Makoto also led an ENS integration workshop in which he covered the basics of ENS smart contracts and various ways to make use of the rich features within ENS. In our latest segment of Cryptonatives, Makoto looks back on his ...

We recently held a Twitter Spaces session with Federico Ast and Guangmian Kung of Kleros in which we covered an array of spicy topics. There’s an important reason that we wanted to put this session together: At PWN, we’re putting together a think tank around the topic of solving undercollateralized loans within DeFi. Together with Kleros, we’re inviting a number of players within the space to participate in this initiative. (Stay tuned for more info during the coming weeks on this!)What does ...

We recently held a Twitter Spaces session with Federico Ast and Guangmian Kung of Kleros in which we covered an array of spicy topics. There’s an important reason that we wanted to put this session together: At PWN, we’re putting together a think tank around the topic of solving undercollateralized loans within DeFi. Together with Kleros, we’re inviting a number of players within the space to participate in this initiative. (Stay tuned for more info during the coming weeks on this!)What does ...

The requirement for pre-existing capital is the biggest bottleneck in DeFi adoption today. Here’s how DeFi can benefit from undercollateralised and no-collateral loans. Imagine this: you’re fresh out of college, you’ve landed your first job, and you’re looking to get a mortgage to buy a house. You walk in to your local bank and are asked to provide two existing houses as collateral before the bank is able to issue the loan that you initially came for. This sounds a bit ridiculous, doesn’t it?...

The requirement for pre-existing capital is the biggest bottleneck in DeFi adoption today. Here’s how DeFi can benefit from undercollateralised and no-collateral loans. Imagine this: you’re fresh out of college, you’ve landed your first job, and you’re looking to get a mortgage to buy a house. You walk in to your local bank and are asked to provide two existing houses as collateral before the bank is able to issue the loan that you initially came for. This sounds a bit ridiculous, doesn’t it?...

At PWN, technological dogfooding is the name of the game.The term "dogfooding" is an alternate, somewhat quirky term for using one's own products. In our case, we use it to describe our team’s practice of testing the PWN platform and working out any issues or bugs that we encounter in order to continuously improve our product. As a result, we can feel entirely confident in the end result of our work.What are our motivations for dogfooding?Understanding the role of users: Our users are at...

At PWN, technological dogfooding is the name of the game.The term "dogfooding" is an alternate, somewhat quirky term for using one's own products. In our case, we use it to describe our team’s practice of testing the PWN platform and working out any issues or bugs that we encounter in order to continuously improve our product. As a result, we can feel entirely confident in the end result of our work.What are our motivations for dogfooding?Understanding the role of users: Our users are at...

The month of April was entirely in the spirit of gearing up for opening up our platform to the public with our upcoming contracts upgrade, and what’s more, we held our long-awaited PWN team meetup in Prague!Product newsFirst off, more people than ever have access to the alpha platform. The total number of people who gained access to the PWN platform through the waitlist hit 100 around mid-April. We’re picking up the pace of dropping new POAP access keys to people who join the waitlist, so if ...

The month of April was entirely in the spirit of gearing up for opening up our platform to the public with our upcoming contracts upgrade, and what’s more, we held our long-awaited PWN team meetup in Prague!Product newsFirst off, more people than ever have access to the alpha platform. The total number of people who gained access to the PWN platform through the waitlist hit 100 around mid-April. We’re picking up the pace of dropping new POAP access keys to people who join the waitlist, so if ...